Defensive line: Do Dogs have a nose for the new scheme?
(Note: I’m on vacation, so the UGA blog is on quasi-hiatus. But rather than shutting down entirely, I thought we could use this lull for a leisurely look at the 2010 football team. I put together synopses of the various position groups, and one posts each weekday -– last week the offense, this week the defense. Please share your thoughts, hopes, concerns, etc., about each position.)
TODAY: DEFENSIVE LINE
- Returning starter: Senior DE Demarcus Dobbs, although his position is the same in name only in the new 3-4 alignment.
- Others to watch: Sophomore Abry Jones is No. 1 on the latest depth chart at left end (as is Dobbs at right end), and junior DeAngelo Tyson is No. 1 at the nose position. Justin Anderson, a junior who missed spring practice after January surgery on his right shoulder, has moved from the offensive line, where he started seven games in 2008 and five in 2009, to the defensive line, where he is expected to be a big factor at nose in preseason practice. The top backups at each position on the post-spring depth chart are senior Brandon Wood at LE, redshirt freshman Kwame Geathers at nose and senior Kiante Tripp at RE.
- Key losses: The defensive line was decimated by the loss of three senior tackles, all of them chosen in the NFL draft — fourth-round pick Geno Atkins and seventh-round picks Jeff Owens and Kade Weston.
- Key fact: The transition from the 4-3 to the 3-4 — three down linemen and four linebackers, rather than vice versa –- comes at a propitious time for the line, given the loss of Atkins, Owens and Weston. One less spot to fill.
- Key questions: How will the talent on hand fit the new scheme? How effective will Tyson or perhaps Anderson be at the critical nose position?
- Recent developments: The move of the 6-5, 330-pound Anderson, decided upon during spring practice even though he was injured, speaks to Georgia’s comfort level with the depth on its offensive line -– but also to concerns about depth on the defensive line and the nose position in particular. Anderson is expected to be 100 percent healthy for the start of preseason practice, and his progress at nose will be a closely watched storyline. Said Mark Richt, speaking of the nose position: “It’s going to be a challenge to see if these guys can really control the double teams that they need to inside. That’s part of the reason we moved Justin Anderson in there — because he is a big, giant, powerful man. And if he can take to it, I think he’s going to be tough to block.”
- Outlook: Very much a work in progress, very much an area of concern.
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Tomorrow: Inside linebackers.
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172 comments Add your comment
The Grinch
June 21st, 2010
6:12 am
In the recent past I might have been worried, but we now finally have defensive coaches who know what they’re doing. A work in progress, yes, but one which I trust in the end results.
Tide Roll
June 21st, 2010
6:38 am
Moving Anderson is absolutely crazy. If Chris Davis was starting ahead of Anderson, that means he must be better. If he’s better, then move him to nose. This ranks right up there with the Kiante Tripp debacle. He and Anderson ought to file a claas action. Roll tide. Thanks again for James Carpenter and Chance Warmack, two Georgia earth movers that make up the left side of the Tide’s offensive line. I know Florida appreciates Maurice Hurt, Auburn Byrom Isom, Arkansas Ray Dominguuez, and especially UT, with big Jujuan James. Thanks Uga, for helping us beat you with you own homegrown talent! Roll tide!
TommyP
June 21st, 2010
6:53 am
Tide Roll: You’re obviously an idiot. So Georgia is supposed to take EVERY offensive lineman available, huh?
We appreciate Ben Jones.
Spike
June 21st, 2010
7:01 am
I’m not as worried about the three-four as I am the secondary and how they have been torched. Not to mention the stupid penalties that cost us. But we have got to better than the last two years, right?
Paddy
June 21st, 2010
7:11 am
Tide Roll…you seem to take every UGA move and somehow work in the Red Elephant aspect. It makes no sense and us Dawgs do not care one hoot about Alabama and what you may think is important. We are Georgia fans and are now warming up to talk about our football team.
BIRDDAWGONE
June 21st, 2010
7:18 am
Tide Roll , Mark Richt is 3-1 against Alabama. What are you talking about. But really, what I don’t understand is why you are on this blog. I can understand UT,GT,Auburn,South Carolina and florida. They are RIVALS. UGA and Alabama really don’t have much of a rival. In fact, UGA fans probably pull for Alabama to win often (when they play UT,GT,Auburn,South Carolina and florida).You just seem to prove what most people on these blogs say about Alabama fans.
Buckhead Bulldog
June 21st, 2010
7:19 am
Looking forward to the big fellas to tie up the O front, getting some pressure/cotainment on the ends, and sending the LB blitz packages…could be fun to ‘bark’, again!
Tide Roll
June 21st, 2010
7:22 am
Ya’ll’s coaching staff continues to feed programs you compete against with NFL calibre offensive line talent! Marcus Mcneill, Chris Scott, James Carpenter, Jujuan James and if Ed christian out of Lowndes is what I think he is: He’s going to Help Auburn Kick your butt the same way Chris Scott helped Ut do it. Oh, by the way I forgot Big Duke Robinson out of Oklahoma. As you look at these names Uga fans, an interesting pattern emerges, does’nt it. Roll Tide.
Tide Roll
June 21st, 2010
7:28 am
The most ineresting patern is 3-1 against Alabama
Huntsville Dog
June 21st, 2010
7:38 am
Tide Roll – Please find another place to read and make comments. You are pretty annoying but I guess you get joy out of that. How old are you? 12.
I am worried about the nose position. I think Tyson would be better and end than nose and this move will limit his effectiveness. Hope Geathers and Anderson can contribute at that spot.
Tide Roll
June 21st, 2010
7:41 am
I forgot. It was Anthony Mitchell out of Lovejoy who, along with Chris Scott, helped UT kick butt. By the way, how do ya’ll like Florida’s future bookend OT(s)- Xavier Nixon and Chas Green. You guys can counter with Kolton Houston and Jonatan Owens. Good luck against the Gators. Ha! Ha!
Achmed the Yello Jecket
June 21st, 2010
7:43 am
My friend Tide Roller! You know very much about these big offensive line men. How do you know this thing, what do these young boys do to make the earth move for you as you like to say?
Thank you, come again…
GT Dog
June 21st, 2010
7:47 am
Roll Tide, why are you obsessed with offensive linemen from Georgia. You have a son NOT recruited by UGA or something? Or was it you yourself?
Yeah, UT has had their way with the Dogs the last few years, but I’d hardly say their O-line has led them to the promised land.
So look chief, if you wanna have your All-American O-line fantasies…great! But don’t dribble your crap here, get a room okay…
hartdawg
June 21st, 2010
7:55 am
Bama had a great season last year but that was last year. Be conservative with your opinion until you see how your depleted defence plays. And there will not be a team in the SEC that will stop the run at UGA. We have a seasoned O-line with over 150 starts combined and two of the best backs in the SEC. The defense is on the rebound with a great coach. UGA will be no push over be glad we are not on your schedule.
Forsyth Dawg
June 21st, 2010
8:01 am
Tide Roll, Go to your own site and kiss Nick Saban’s A–….WIthout him you guys would be a 7-5, 6-5, and a 6-6 team every year..By the way we have way more football talent in this state than in the state of Alabama so we will never get them all…So until you know a little bit about what you are talking about shut the *&#@ up…..
30-24 Dawgs - WE RUN THIS STATE!
June 21st, 2010
8:02 am
CMR and Grantham made the right move by shifting Anderson to D, looking forward to the execution of the 3-4 this season and coupled with solid play from Aaron Murray should be a revitalization season in Athens!
Paddy
June 21st, 2010
8:05 am
Tide Roll….you just don’t get man! We don’t care about Alabama and we care less what you think!
SEC fan
June 21st, 2010
8:06 am
Tim-
Propitious? Have you forgotten the reading comprehension level of these people? They can’t even spell dog correctly.
naganole
June 21st, 2010
8:19 am
Kwame will win that job by the end of the fall. He’s UGA’s best option at a true 3-4 nose, 2 gap nose. Unless UGA is going to run the Dallas Cowboy 1 gap 3-4 scheme, which is weird, but works. Then UGA has more options at NT….
GT Dog
June 21st, 2010
8:30 am
I did a little research for Tide Roll. is hero J. Anderson? The kid he insists would be an All-American if he started? Not offered by Alabama. Wow, the Tide really missed out on that one.
Oh, and Boling? The kid who shouldn’t even get on the field? Touted as one of the top 3 o-line prospects in the draft next year. Also, not offered by Bama. But rated higher than any lineman on the Tide roster. But those opinions are by NFL draft analysts, guys with much less “feel” for the subject than TR.
By the way, Jones WAS offered a scholly by the Tide. UGA was just the team that “discovered” him. Yep you missed one in your backyard.
Now. am I saying that UGA is great at evaluating and recruiting while Alabama is terrible? Not at all. Just pointing out that teams recruit kids for different reasons. All teams hit some and miss some. If the UGA coaches thought Posey, for example, was a good fit for their program, he would’ve been recruited.
Time to get off Searls’ back though. 1. He found a great one in Jones and 2. he took a raw kid in Boling and turned him into one of the top linemen in the country.
Until next time…
GT Dog
June 21st, 2010
8:31 am
Oh, and before youo continue the pointless argument TR, I just did a quick peek at a few guys to make my point. Let’s not get in a back-and-forth on this, I really don’t feel like embarassing you further. Just quit, go to the Tide blog, promise I WON’T see you there!
bama?
June 21st, 2010
8:36 am
Leave tide roll alone, he had to walk to his mama’s (aka, his third cousin) house to use the compooter, and the outhouse. His daddy (aka, his first cousin) said if he didn’t stop wrestl’n with the pigs and goats he would never find a boyfriend. So the toothless wonder has a brain that is slower than fat kid eating broccoli and he’s infatuated with big men, so what, he is the typically bama fan…
K Man
June 21st, 2010
8:38 am
With the loss of the 3 DL’s to the NFL draft, it was a good time to move to the 3-4, less guys needed on the D-Line to run it. Feel ok with Jones/Dobbs, both are a little small for DE’s.
For the nose, you got a lot of options, Anderson is 6-5 325, Geathers is 6-6 325, and Mike Thornton is also coming in soon. Tyson’s #1 on the depth chart right now, kind of small at 6-4 305, but so was Jay Ratliff at Dallas, and Ratliff’s size wasn’t a problem there.
Also have some of the most highly touted DE’s in the country coming in soon, although they need to bulk up some.
The DL should be good–you only need 3 solid guys to make the 3-4 DL go. Phil Steele has the Georgia DL ranked #33 DL unit in the country, not too bad.
K Man
June 21st, 2010
8:49 am
The 2 DE new recruits are both fast, and at their size, TJ Stripling at 6-6, and Garrison Smith at 6-4, will get some time at DE, especially on 3rd down passing situations. Once they add some weight to their frame, they might end up getting more playing time in 2011. But I look for them to both be a force on 3rd down passing situations this season. With their height and speed, tough cover for a big OL.
DawginLex
June 21st, 2010
8:51 am
Tr which ol gave up the fewest sacks in the league last year?
K Man
June 21st, 2010
8:54 am
New recruit Mike Thornton will make an immediate impact at Nose. He’ll get playing time right away. He’s in the Jay Ratliff size, that Grantham likes. Just too good. Alabama, USC, & Penn St. wanted him, Georgia got him. One of the best in the country. Very powerful guy.
POAD
June 21st, 2010
8:55 am
The switch by Tech and UGA to the 3-4 will be interesting to watch.
cattle dawg
June 21st, 2010
9:05 am
Wheres kauai dog at?
Dog Fan in South Carolina
June 21st, 2010
9:06 am
The Comments posted by SEC fan is quite laughable. The only articulate, intelligent, grammatically correct comments are posted by Georgia fans or at least interested sports fans. Georgia Tech, Alabama and others obviously never passed English 101 or manners. The blog is a Georgia blog. It is pathetic that people like SEC fans must live vicariously through a Georgia blog.
17 of 20
June 21st, 2010
9:06 am
I don’t think it matters who the players are or what kind of defense the coaches teach, the Gators will still beat the crap out of the dogs.
Monticello Dawg
June 21st, 2010
9:06 am
Tide Roll, most Georgia fans concur with you on your points about Georgia High School football:
1. We are aware that the state plays superior high school football and produces more talent than UGA can sign. No need to keep listing the same names over and over.
2. Whereas Georgia, Florida, and LSU can win big with in-state talent, we realize surrounding states do not play such high quality high school football, thus Bama, Auburn and UT have to come to Georgia for talent. When the Dogs cherry pick an AJ Green, Stafford, Moreno, or Ben Jones, they do so from a position on strength, and not necessity like the Vols, Tide, and Plainsmen.
Despite the player losses you repeatedly list to out of state schools, the bottom line on UGA’s offensive line is that most experts rate it as one of the top O-lines in the USA, and probably the best in the SEC. That is why our coaches can move talents such as Anderson and Tripp to the defense.
Dawglasville
June 21st, 2010
9:15 am
Tired of all of the talk. I hope that Braves can keep winning to make the next 2 months pass quickly.
BuLLdawg
June 21st, 2010
9:20 am
If the defense doesn’t get it done, it’s Caleb King’s fault. He didn’t do anything his first year on campus! 13 games = 0 yards as a freshman.
Otto
June 21st, 2010
9:22 am
As other have pointed this a non Story. UGA has atleast 3 NGs to play in the 3-4.
I’d be more concerned about RBs and RB depth than NG
WOW
June 21st, 2010
9:24 am
POAD talked about football,what is up with that?
POAD
June 21st, 2010
9:26 am
hahahahaha. Russ is getting confused he ain’t had his butt white in months now. Toe Meets Leather is too far away.
K Man
June 21st, 2010
9:29 am
You want your DE’s in the 3-4 to be about 6-4 to 6-6 and around 300 lbs. Georgia doesn’t really have the right body types at DE this year, so it will be interesting.
POAD
June 21st, 2010
9:29 am
Pretty Obnoxious And Dumb, they must love you at work.
POAD
June 21st, 2010
9:32 am
I can evacuate the water cooler faster than anyone!!!!!!
Justin Anderson
June 21st, 2010
9:34 am
that ball ain’t heavy
Ringleader
June 21st, 2010
9:35 am
Tide Roll………..By your comments, I can tell that you have never attended a single practice at UGA, much less know anything at all about the offensive linemen. And by the way, how is that preliminary investigation going with the NCAA about the benefits received by Ingram???????
RxDawg
June 21st, 2010
9:36 am
God bless them big uglies up front.
UGA has had it nice n easy with our 3 upperclassman DT’s the past couple of years. It’s time for the youngens to step up. I’m really ineterested to see Tyson play. He hasn’t been talked about that much at all, but all of a sudden he’s the #1 DT. I remember when we recruited him, he had some big credentials then. I bet he’s the #1 DT for a reason.
destin dawg
June 21st, 2010
9:39 am
Braves, Falcons, and UGA Dawgs are making big improvements…on a Roll… great for fans !!! Jealous out of state bloggers??? stay home… it will be interesting this fall !!!
HERSCHEL (I NEVER PLAYED FOOTBALL BUT I DID STAY AT A HOLIDAY EXPRESS) TALKER
June 21st, 2010
9:59 am
Have i made my typical stupid comment yet
HERSCHEL (I NEVER PLAYED FOOTBALL BUT I DID STAY AT A HOLIDAY EXPRESS) TALKER
June 21st, 2010
10:00 am
i’m a pathetic loser
signed,
Herschel Talker
Paddy
June 21st, 2010
10:07 am
destin dawg…the state of football in Georgia is going to be fun this season on Sat & Sun. And yes, even Tech will be good! Damit!!
UglyOldDog
June 21st, 2010
10:07 am
Tide Roll “The most ineresting patern is 3-1 against Alabama”, I get the idea but, God knows, learn how to spell or at the least use the spell checker. I mean you make us UGA grads look like Rhodes scholars.
Can You Dig It
June 21st, 2010
10:11 am
Tide Roll, Do you think Georgia fans even give a sh-t about what you think? The very fact that you can remember names of athletes from four and five years ago that Georgia recruited shows that you closely follow the Georgia program…. Probably because you wanted to go to school there couldn’t get in and hold a grudge. What is clear is that your an inmature idiot that nobody takes seriously and never will….I’ll bet that if I wanted to I could name plently of athletes that Bama has offered that decided to go to another school…but you don’t want to hear about those players because your convinced that you are right about everything….Grow up little boy…everytime you make a post on here you show your a$$….Can You Dig It?
Will
June 21st, 2010
10:21 am
Roll Tide,
Why don’t you take your sorry a** down to Perdido Key and pick up tar balls for Obama and get off the UGA blogs. Picking up trash is truly what you are best at.
Tiger Mania
June 21st, 2010
10:23 am
Hey Roll Tide…we Auburn fans would like to thank you for Spencer Region, 6′6, 345 OL, and a life long Tide fan, who committed to the Tigers this morning because he didn’t think the Tide coaches were very honest people to deal with….get ready….Auburn is gonna smack the Tide around this year. We should have won last years game and you know it…War Eagle!
TROTTINGHOME
June 21st, 2010
10:27 am
Alabama is on Georgia’s schedule…The SEC championship.
npgator
June 21st, 2010
10:29 am
This defense should help stop Florida from hanging 100 points on you this fall but not much less.
K Man
June 21st, 2010
10:43 am
Not worried about the Nose, it’s the DE’s that concern me, we just don’t have the body types this year that Grantham needs to run the 3-4.
I guess you’ll have to rotate to some bulky short guys on 1st/2nd down, vulnerable to the pass, then on 3rd down, have some tall fast guys, vulnerabale to the run.
Murray the Midget
June 21st, 2010
11:01 am
K Man…did you say “bulky short guys”?? You know, I’ve put on a few pounds here lately and was a pretty good two way player in high school (football and badminton).
K Man
June 21st, 2010
11:08 am
Murray–
Really, badmitton, what school? what year?
Only one major difference in
June 21st, 2010
11:29 am
There is only one major difference in state of Alabama vs state of Georgia. Alabama is well, um, Alabama. See the movie Driving Miss Daisy, in which Morgan Freeman, while driving into the state of Alabama for the first time, he says “Miss Daisy, did I tell you about the first time that I drove over to Alabama”? and she says, “well no.” He answers with ” I just crossed the Alabama state line a minute ago and so far, it ain’t much.” Folks …………..that says it all.
Remember Bama fans ……………after Bear and Gene’s ONE YEAR, it has been very, very, very, very lean, with losses to S.E. Louisianna and to Utah? in the 08 Sugar Bowl? That last one was a blow out to a wanna be mid major.
Always be humble and life will be good. Bear preached that. Ask Ken Stabler.
go Dogs.
AltamahaDawg
June 21st, 2010
11:32 am
WHY DO YOU CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO Tide Roll? Geez leave it be. Same old post and it gets 25 responces every time.
Bill W.
June 21st, 2010
11:33 am
IMO, the DL will take a few games to jell with the new scheme in live action. Not too worried about the size of the DE’s. UGA lacked pressure on the QB and RB’s last season so the speed of the DE’s will help with that. You guys forget Cornelius Washington could split as a LE or RE. Guy doesn’t weigh but 250 but runs a 4.29!? Not too many O lineman can hang with that. To an earlier point on here, I’m more concerned with the secondary making sure they stop folks.
75 days to go and counting!
GATA
Greensboro, Georgia
June 21st, 2010
11:34 am
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……Nesbitt for Heisman……
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MountainDawg
June 21st, 2010
11:35 am
The success or failure of the D-Line is paramount for the entire D (& team). The game’s won or loss (primarily) in the trenches. If these kids can crush the pocket, fill the running lanes & pressure the QB (consistently), the Dawgs may get lit up. Here’s to hoping they man up & “get’r dun”.
MountainDawg
June 21st, 2010
11:36 am
***Correction (above) – if they can NOT crush the pocket, fill the running lanes & pressure the QB (consistently), the Dawgs may get lit up.
td
June 21st, 2010
11:39 am
Roll Tide is really St. Simons from last year. He is masking as a Bama fan but he is really a nerd.
RxDawg
June 21st, 2010
11:44 am
“Alabama is on Georgia’s schedule…The SEC championship.”
touché
superDawg
June 21st, 2010
11:46 am
How can you tell if your son has been recruited by Alabama? When you get home there is a oil spot on the driveway and your dawg has vienna sausage on his breath.
AltamahaDawg
June 21st, 2010
11:48 am
Defense will have more energy, aided by a fresh new staff with no baggage, new talent. They will be more exciting to watch. I doubt very seriously it will surrender fewer yard than past couple of years though. It will surender fewer points which is a pretty easy goal. The rest of team will also stop insisting on spotting the other guys 14, so Grantham will get credit for that as well. We need his first year to be viewed as a turning point. recruiting, interest, fan support depend on it. This will not be a championship defense this year BUT it will apear to be a squad headed in the right direction. Partly because everybody is so tired of the negativity that the actual stats won’t feel as bad.
As far as the transition from 4-3 to 3-4, I think that get way too much attention. Nobody is purely one or the other all the time, and once the action starts, I doubt the average fan is going to be able to point out the nuances.
txdawg
June 21st, 2010
12:01 pm
My biggest concern for the season so far is game #2 against Steve Spurrier. That man is a great coach and I think he will do a great job in scheming against a new 3-4 defense. I expect to be behind at the half, then I am concerned that Aaron Murry will try to do too much in the 2ns half. Not trying to be pessimistic, just real. What do you think?
K Man
June 21st, 2010
12:01 pm
Garrison Smith was rated the #2 DL by Scout, he’s a powerhouse. Look for him to make some noise at DE right away. He has a motor that reminds some people of David Pollack. We’ll see.
K Man
June 21st, 2010
12:04 pm
Pollack was 6 2, bout 265. Not super big for a DE, but had a motor that never stopped.
GT Dog
June 21st, 2010
12:06 pm
superDawg…you left out the second part of the joke!
DawginOH
June 21st, 2010
12:11 pm
Good post, AltamahaDawg. I totally agree. This season’s D will be a work in progress, but should be fun to watch nonetheless. If anything has been instantly improved, it’s the attitude and approach of the new defensive coaching staff. This will definitely rub off in a good way on the players and should pay instant dividends. I was so sick of the “wait and react” approach of CWM and company.
K Man
June 21st, 2010
12:13 pm
Garrison Smith was recruited hard by LSU, Florida & Alabama. The guy has a motor that runs all day long. Like Pollock. Can’t wait to see him get after some offenses. #2 ranked DL on rivals and scout, Garrison Smith is a load of non-stop force and energy.
DawginOH
June 21st, 2010
12:16 pm
txdawg, I see where you’re coming from. The game at SC will be a very early challenge for the Dawgs and should show a lot about the way the season will unfold. But we’re been lucky in that game more than once over the past few seasons, as USC usually finds a way to lose it, regardless of whether the game is a defensive struggle or a shootout. I’m hoping for the same result this year, but that’s not a game that I would circle as an easy W.
K Man
June 21st, 2010
12:16 pm
TJ Stripling is a nightmare for offenses.
#3 ranked DE rusher in nation by rivals.
Sr year, 117 tackes, 22 for loss, 21 sacks.
21 SACKS!
K Man
June 21st, 2010
12:20 pm
Garrison Smith was #1 ranked pass rusher, #3 quickest in country by Rivals.
Had 108 tackes, 22 for loss, 14 sacks, for 7 forced fumbles.
The guys a game changer.
ugaclassof2004
June 21st, 2010
12:28 pm
I’m calling it right now, BAMA will lose 2-3 games this year. You heard it here first.
how2fish
June 21st, 2010
12:30 pm
Hey you guys seem to have run Tide Roll off the blog…Great Job !
Dawgforlife
June 21st, 2010
12:31 pm
everyone seems to be missing roll tides point…he claims we are being racist becasue we recruit some white offensive linemen…he is obsessed with it…roll tide…UGA has 4 out of 22 white starters…how can a team who starts 18 of 22 black players be accused of racism?…we start the best players regardless of color…Boiling is going to be a first round draft pic….Ben Jones is all SEC…and as far as Davis goes…if he is not one of the top linemen, he will not start…worry more about Ala. a team which the “Bear” only intergrated because of Sam Cunningham’s running all over his completely white team.
K Man
June 21st, 2010
12:33 pm
I see why UGA’s so big on Deangelo Tyson at Nose. The kid’s awesome. Ranked #1 quickest pass rusher by rivals, #3 pass rusher, #1 athlete, he’s a quick dynamo and one of the best athletes on the team.
how2fish
June 21st, 2010
12:36 pm
DawginOH great point the USC game will be HUGE this year..but seems like we say that every year.
K Man
June 21st, 2010
12:36 pm
I think A. Jones can be solid. 28 sacks in 2 years in High School over at Northside. Rivals had him ranked #3 quickest DL, #4 best pass rusher.
K Man
June 21st, 2010
12:41 pm
Dobbs gets to the QB, got 15 QB pressures and 4 1/2 sacks last year, has his best games against the best teams. Bigger the stakes, better he plays. Loves pressure.
ugaclassof2004
June 21st, 2010
12:43 pm
BAMA was +19 in turnovers last season. No way they generate that this year. The D-Line and secondary is much less experienced than last season. You have a mediocre QB in Greg McElroy who will be exposed this season. And on top of that: Ole Miss, Miss. State, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Auburn ALL have bye weeks prior to playing Bama. Any of those teams are capable of pulling off the upset. Nonsense I hear you Bama fans say? Need I remind you that this is a program that is only a few years removed from losing to ULM and Utah. Bama still has a decent season, but it will be the 10-2 or the 9-3 variety instead of 14-0.
SEC fan
June 21st, 2010
12:48 pm
Dog Fan in South Carolina -
Way to go by proving my point!
“The Comments posted by SEC fan is quite laughable.” Try using “are” instead of “is”.
Talk about not passing English 101 as you referenced. At least you spelled the word “dog” correctly.
POAD
June 21st, 2010
12:48 pm
POAD name theif/s come see me next time you are at “Bobby Dodd Stadium @ Grant Field” Gate 8 Sec 224 Row 5 seat 39. We will have a talk and a Jack & Ice.
FromtheBARstool
June 21st, 2010
12:50 pm
What? Do you want me to wait until 2011?
THWU(sic)GA
June 21st, 2010
12:58 pm
Let’s run some things down…..
A) Your football team or (dream team) went to a (DREAM BOWL) in shreveport( 2nd worst SEC BOWL)!!!
B) You lost to Kentucky at home for the 1st time since jimmy carter was president!
C) Your hoops team sat at home while GT was ranked and enjoying the NCAA tourney and played for ACC TITLE!
D) Your baseball team got swept by GT and beaten 25-6 on your OWN FIELD AND YOUR FANS POURED OUT BEFORE THE 4TH INNING! GT was in regionals, again..ugay sat at home!!!!
I just want to say that in football, we finished ranked ahead of you last year in all polls, were ranked ahead of you in basketball in all polls last year and finished ahead of ugay in baseball by miles! GT enjoyed a BCS football game and ACC TITLE ( I missed what channel UGAY was on playing for any title)….Baseball team swept ugay and the Hoops team finished ahead of UGAY and went to the NCAA tourney. 2 of 3, UGAY SAT AT HOME!!!
Your football team fell short of expectations 2 straight years as you were preseason #13 last year and finished not even in the top 30! You baseball team was in college world series 2 years ago and now one of the worst teams in the SEC! That’s awesome!!! Seems GT has had a much better year redneck, only a joe dirt like you with no brain could try and argue the facts. When you end up ranked behind a team, you can’t say you are better, PLAIN AND SIMPLE! You didn’t finish ahead of GT in any of these 3 sports and even though you won a rival game in 2 of them, you guys sports teams sucked for the most part! You play to earn a postseason bid, and when your at home, you just SUCK! Enjoy mediocrity yet again in 2010 LOSERS!
THWG
UGA Class of '94
June 21st, 2010
1:08 pm
Hey Tide Roll,
How many times are you going to post the same information? I’ve read it at least 10 times on numerous blogs and still don’t give a rat’s @$$ about who you think should start on our offensive line. Worry about your own team. After all, you did have some key losses on defense (McClain, Cody, Arenas, etc.)
Dawglasville
June 21st, 2010
1:16 pm
THWU(sic)GA – Thanks for running down a few things for us. If you are happy, we are happy. You can go back to your blog now.
8 out of 9
June 21st, 2010
1:19 pm
Hey THWU(sic)GA and St. Simons,
(((((((((((((((((30-24))))))))))))))))
(((((((((((((((((73-66))))))))))))))))
(((((((((((((((((8 out of 9)))))))))))
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get ready for another beat down next year which will make 9 out of 10.
Oh, and don’t forget……WE RUN THIS STATE!
Bulldog59
June 21st, 2010
1:24 pm
This article points out the second part of the two-headed monster Coach Grantham has to tackle in 2010. Not only does he have to teach the 3-4 from scratch, he doesn’t exactly have the correct personnel to do it. We’ll definitely have our ups-and-downs in 2010, but we should be vastly improved.
JS
June 21st, 2010
1:26 pm
Dog Fan in South Carolina – Dumbest post ever! That’s better than being first.
Russ the wonder dawg!!
June 21st, 2010
1:27 pm
Roll Tide….he repeats the same nonsense every week. like a broken record…can you come up with something new and refreshing to entertain us with…than the same list of players you spit out each week? geez louise!! unoriginal.
Tide Rising
June 21st, 2010
1:30 pm
Tide Roll,
I’m not even sure if you’re a real Bama fan since no Bama fan that I know says Tide Roll. Even dawg fans know that we say Roll Tide and not tide roll.
I like to read the dawg and Tech blogs just to see what’s going on with the local teams since I’ve lived in ATL 20 years. I assume you like to do the same. I might have a comment if its something that’s just an observation or something the dawg fans might find of interest. But your comments are the same drivel day after day. Something about UGA losing a lot of their instate talent, why is so and so starting or not starting on their O-line, etc. How many times do you have to repeat the same stuff? And damn if your spelling and grammar isn’t embarrassing.
If you’re going to post the same stuff over and over at least do a trial run on word with the spell check on. Better yet just do what I do and read the blog but keep idiotic comments to yourself. Or if you make a comment on someone else’s blog make it something objective or interesting. It beats flame throwing with poor spelling and grammar.
how2fish
June 21st, 2010
1:35 pm
THWU(sic)GA let run this by you Bug..we stomped a mudhole in your AZZ this year so bad you went to a major bowl where IOWA stomped a even bigger mudhole in your AZZ..your best team in a decade got bitch slapped in your house by the worst UGA team in a decade they proved the ACC’s weakness for the world to see..your Wattle Neck Goon of a coach was so outmatched he tried to use the forward pass 4 plays in a row..to no avail..and God man could Iowa have beaten your Azz’s any worst?? Iowa!
Tide Roll
June 21st, 2010
1:39 pm
You UGA fans finally gopt something correct. I Am an idiot that does not know what the hell he is talking aobut!
Barack Dawg
June 21st, 2010
1:40 pm
TROTTINGHOME – Alabama is not UGA’s schedule – Arkansas or Auburn will the west this year not Alabama…Already had Chesik and Petrino over for a beer. The conversation next year will then proceed to where Saban is going to coach next and we will not longer hear from Roll Tide.
DawginLex
June 21st, 2010
2:40 pm
Anyone that calls the University of Georgia “UGAY” is doing so to mask his own sexual issues.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
June 21st, 2010
2:42 pm
THWU – UGA beat you in bassetball and football last year and how did you do in that great Bowl game. All this proves is Tech was over rated.
chazzo
June 21st, 2010
2:42 pm
Some of these guys looked better than starters in last year’s games. It all comes down to how hard they work.
DawginLex
June 21st, 2010
2:44 pm
Folks are going to see real fast in 2010 that COACHING MATTERS ON THE COLLEGE LEVEL.Our defense was run by the biggest idiot on the planet during the last 4 years. If Grantham is anything close to Van Gorder, we will win a lot of games.
Griff
June 21st, 2010
2:49 pm
We also have Bobo—the coach who can’t average 35 points a game with Stafford/Knowshon & AJ.
BullDawgMike
June 21st, 2010
2:50 pm
Hey Tide Roll……….Stay thirsty my friend..
Bulldog59
June 21st, 2010
2:50 pm
I peruse articles about our rivals occasionally just to keep up.
Last week, after reading an article critical of Urban Meyer, I posted a comment for the first time in an article about rival school.
I actually defended Meyer. Stating simply that ALL schools have discipline issues. Meyer has an enormous ego and in this case that works to UF’s advantage. The last thing Meyer could stand is for himself and UF to be viewed as Peter Carroll and USC are viewed right now.
So “haters”, if you must speak, state something with some merit, pro or con, it doesn’t matter. That doesn’t mean quoting every stat you can find on the internet either.
The next time you want to post one of your juvenile comments, be sure to email your parents, it will confirm their worst nightmare, specifically, they did in fact raise a complete idiot.
jdog
June 21st, 2010
2:53 pm
We should have a party for bloggers, the only catch is you have to wear your blog name(s) tag. Wouldn’t it be fun to attach a face to some of these comments?
I’m optimistic about our defense but I’m not holding my breath. I did that the last few years and Richt about drowned me.
Ted Striker
June 21st, 2010
3:09 pm
I think the line should be fine. And for what it’s worth, I would love to see Kiante Tripp have a stellar senior year, no matter whether it’s as a starter, backup, or on special team. My hat is off to that guy, who has been a consummate team-player his entire career.
Thank you, Kiante.
Hunker Down
June 21st, 2010
3:11 pm
The Dawgs are going to have a good chance to always beat anyone in the SEC. With that said the one team that has had our number of recent years is UF. However, things tend to go in cycles as Georgia still leads the series against them. But the sun doesn’t alwways shine on the same dogs backside always so we will have our turn again, hopefully soon. As for Roll Tide, he reminds me a bit of St. Simons. Instead of staying on a blog devoted to Bama football he deems it necessary to come on a Dawg blog spewing propaganda that is a lot like swiss cheese, full of holes. Yes, GA dones each year have a higher grade of hs prospects as does Fla in comparison to Alabama and TN so yes neighboring states do come in and tap into our hs football resources. But just as St. Simons had their one year when the Bee’s upset the Dawgs remember St. Simons 8 out of 9 we have won against Tech. Remember Roll Tide 3 out of 4 we have won against Bama. So to all the nay sayers have your fun the year you beat us coming on GA blogs as that seems to give you a thrill. But for me, I stick to blogs about the program I love and have enough respect for the great Universities that we play to avoid trying to down trod their Universities especially on their blogs and more importantly the very talented athletes.
Brusky
June 21st, 2010
3:19 pm
D-Line was stout against the run last year but got no pressure on the QB. I’d like to see the DL go lighter and faster–going with speed over size, except for Nose. With 3 NFL D-lineman, we got no pressure on the QB. Of course, we were running the 4-3 too, now it’s the 3-4. Like to see TJ, Garrison, Jones, Tyson and Thornton use their quickness and speed and get in there and reak havoc.
UGA has 4 top 5 ranked pass rushers in the nation Tyson, TJ, Garrison, & Jones.
Let’s go light, and play run and gun defense.
schmeckdawg
June 21st, 2010
3:43 pm
K Man, where exactly is it that you coach? Why don’t we just leave picking the defense to Grantham, Lakatos, & Belin!
Schmeckdawg
June 21st, 2010
3:47 pm
Bill W, love your passion but Cornelius Washingotn running a 4.29 40, come on man!
Mt. geathers where are you?
June 21st, 2010
3:52 pm
Why have we not been talking about kwami geathers?????????????. He is a true earth mover with NFL pedigree.
Dawg Tired
June 21st, 2010
3:53 pm
Boys!!! Boys!!! Leaave ROLL TIDE alone. Anybody who follows college football recruiting at all knows that Auburn, Alabamer, Clempson, and South Caroliner couldn’t even field a team if not for Georgia high school football talent. We win most of the time against all those teams. Why do you think a Bamer fan is over here on our blog. We sure don’t waste any time on their’s. Accept the compliment and go on.
Bulldog59
June 21st, 2010
4:27 pm
Mt. geathers where are you….You hit it on the Nose, pun intended.
Geathers is currently listed at #2 on the depth chart behind DeAngelo Tyson. I contacted my best source for reliable info. He says, Geathers will make waves this fall, as he did in the G-Day game. Extremely quick feet and difficult to block one-on-one. We “might” even occasionally see Tyson at one of the DE spots with KG in the middle.
Hunker Down
June 21st, 2010
4:34 pm
I know geathers came in way out of shape when he landed at UGA. Probably knocked him way down the depth charts and not sure if he has recovered completely.
CDAWG
June 21st, 2010
5:07 pm
The “D” will be just fine. CTG will have the guys believing in themselves and believing they can win. That is half the battle right there.
CITY OF GRANTHAM
June 21st, 2010
5:18 pm
CAN’T WAIT TIL FOOTBALL SEASON!!!! WHO’S GONNA BE THE NEXT TO COMMIT TO UGA? ANY GUESSES?
Bulldog59
June 21st, 2010
5:24 pm
Hunker Down, Absolutely correct. They basically had to “reinvent” Geathers in the weight room during his redshirt year. All reports is that he has worked hard and we should begin to see the payoff this season
Bulldog59
June 21st, 2010
5:25 pm
is=are
SEC recordkeeper
June 21st, 2010
6:00 pm
“Anybody who follows college football recruiting at all knows that Auburn, Alabamer, Clempson, and South Caroliner couldn’t even field a team if not for Georgia high school football talent. We win most of the time against all those teams.”
Dawg Tired,
No. You don’t win most of the time against all those teams. Maybe carolina and clemson. But certainly not AU and Bama. UGA holds a 1 game edge in the series vs AU so I would hardly call 1 game over .500 is winning most of the time.
As for Bama they own the series lead over UGA by a double digit margin of 11 games. They own you and while Mark Richt has won 3 of 4 against Bama he padded those stats against Mike Shula probation era bama teams. Alabama has won 4 of the last 7 against UGA. Say what you will about that annoying Bammer fan but the truth of the matter is that alltime the bammers own you by a wide margin and that isn’t gonna change anytime soon.
Palu "Bear" Bryant
June 21st, 2010
6:11 pm
SEC recordkeeper , keep living in the past. We all know Mark Richt cheated to get his 3-1 record against Alabama and we know I never cheated.
college is forever
June 21st, 2010
6:49 pm
http://collegelunchboxes.com The defense is on the right track and the good news is that give the new coaches a couple of years to get their own players in place, then watch out. Also with an offense expected to carry a good part of the load will give the defense time to catch up, still worried about the DB’s. Check out the new website for the UGA retro classic tin lunchbox. Go Dawgs!!!
UGAY has always sux and always will
June 21st, 2010
6:49 pm
UGAY too scared to play Bama and LSU. TENN and Florida will continue to beat UGAY and dumb UGAY fans will rant and rave about what will happen in 2011.
MVP
June 21st, 2010
6:51 pm
CHOKE !! THE OFFICAL DRINK OF THE GEORGIA BULLDAWGS !!
Cindy Hendrix
June 21st, 2010
7:18 pm
this is for all UGA fans & our opponents who want to know whart kind of coach
Todd Grantnam is go to http://www.savannah morning news.com 6-5-2010
there is an article called Saban’s Impact: Vol’s Dooley amoung former Saban
assistants now in big jobs . He talks about CTG & says that he’s certaintly somebody I would have no qualms about hiring as a defensive coordinator if the opportunity ever presented itself & other things CMR made a good hire!!
as always GO DAWGS SIC EM WOOF WOOF!!!!!! GATA!!!!
M2
June 21st, 2010
7:32 pm
Here’s the link where saban says he’d have no qualms hiring Grantham as a defensive coordinator.
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/060410/foo_648676517.shtml
M2
June 21st, 2010
7:48 pm
Todd Grantham might just be the only defensive coach who has rejected Nick Saban TWICE.
1) Grantham was offered the defensive head coach of Mich St.–said ok, then rejected Saban for the NFL a few weeks later
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/060410/foo_648676517.shtml
2) Grantham was offered the defensive head coach of Miami Dolphins–rejected Saban to work with the Browns.
http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2010/01/22/grantham-dogs-can-be-better-than-florida-texas-southern-cal/?cxntfid=blogs_uga_sports_blog
Even though he spurned Saban more than once to run Saban’s defense, Saban continues to hire Saban in the off-seasons to train his Crimson Tide.
Saban trained Kirby Smart & Muschamp, Grantham will be better than both combined. Look for UGA to be a top ranked defense in 2010, THE top defense in 2011 once Grantham gets his exact body types in here.
Grantham’s the man.
M2
June 21st, 2010
7:57 pm
If you want to read it, the link to ESPN’s SEC guy Chris Low (not a Georgia fan at all folks) talking about how Grantham turned down Saban, and how Saban has brought Grantham in for years to train Alabama.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/8165/richt-zeroing-in-on-cowboys-grantham
Reza
June 21st, 2010
7:58 pm
The DL players are the biggest morons on a team overflowing with morons. Don’t expect anything from these idiots and you won’t be disappointed.
Yale
June 21st, 2010
8:03 pm
Go ahead and fool yourselves into thinking the dawgs will be any better than the sorry, mangy mutts of last season.
Or go ahead and fool yourselves if that’s what makes you happy while waiting to see if you get your old job back when Waffle House starts hiring again.
M2
June 21st, 2010
8:04 pm
Michael Thorton, new Georgia DL, scored a 1280 SAT.
HD
June 21st, 2010
8:05 pm
Don’t worry about these Bama “fans” on this blog. If you lived in one of the poorest, most illiterate states in the country, where Birmingham and Mobile are “big cities” and you have nothing but college football to hold on to–not even an MLB team–you’d probably be on a UGA blog too.
Sadie
June 21st, 2010
8:06 pm
Florida and Alabama own UGA lock, stock, and barrel. And always will.
It’s too bad that UGA is scared sh*tless to play Alabama.
--I-,
June 21st, 2010
8:13 pm
Wow! Yale. How did it take to think up “Or go ahead and fool yourselves if that’s what makes you happy while waiting to see if you get your old job back when Waffle House starts hiring again.”?
A mighty mind you have there, little pudding pop!
CharlieAlphaBravo
June 21st, 2010
8:16 pm
Ummm… What about Justin Houston?? Did he move to LB or something??
Yeah! Real scared of Bama
June 21st, 2010
8:22 pm
2002 UGA 27 UA 25 in Tuscaloosa
2003 UGA 37 UA 23 in Athens
2006 UGA 26 UA 23 in Tuscaloosa
2007 UGA 30 UA 41 in Athens
The SEC makes the schedules years in advance and we rotate one SEC West team per year, besides AU.
Tide Roll
June 21st, 2010
9:00 pm
Hey Uga Fans, What do Marcus Mcneil, Jonathan Palmer, Kurt Quarterman, Stephon Heyer, Chris Scott, amd Duke Robinson have in common? Answer: they’re all homegrown Georgia boys and offensive lineman who attended out of state schools and are now playing in the NFL! These guys are obviously being passed over (and we Know why don’t we) and this kind of crap is what’s costing you championships.I think the s. ga. good ole boys on your staff with their “chew tobacco country strong” attitude is whats hurting you .you need a more sophisticated staff and program with opened minded coaches like at Florida. this is the reason they’ve whipped you 17 out of 20 years. Unbeleivable and unacceptable at any school other than UGA, who acts like losses don’t count. What a rip off for the fans. I’m glad I’m not a dog, it must be soo tough just accepting mediocrity year after year. Roll Tide.
Don't Give A S____!
June 21st, 2010
9:13 pm
Mr. Roll Tide,
You Sir are a F_______ idiot.
Paul (you doesn't have to call me Johnson)
June 21st, 2010
9:15 pm
Tide Roll
You are absolutely NOT an Alabama fan. Alabama fans have much more class than that. Yep, you’re a Florida fan incognito.
NOBODYYOUKNOW
June 21st, 2010
9:24 pm
Why get all uptight about somebody getting on this blog and expressing an opinion? Thats what college ball is all about. UGA has a big, popular sports program. And some are uneasy about UGA this season. I love SEC football. Theres no better conference in the country. I have no ties to any school but love to watch 2 SEC teams go at it. So get over it. And enjoy the controversy.
doug
June 21st, 2010
10:33 pm
Grantham may very well do a good job. However Richt is still there and what ever problems crop up………….he simply wont be able to fix them. He is not a problem solver. We need luck and lots of it. We can still win 10 games with some luck but an SEC title is an impossibility. Big game MOJO is gone for good. The talent pool is drying up. We are being out recruited and High school coaches know players develop slowly at UGA.
Dawg Tired
June 21st, 2010
10:40 pm
Sec Record Keeper – I prefer to talk about recent history. Hell, we have beaten Florida much more than they’ve beaten us if you look at the overall record. Unfortunately, reality is they currently own us. The same is not true of Bamer, Auburn, etc. Richt has a winning record against all of the ones I listed. Since he’s entering his 10th season, I stick by my statement. I been a UGA fan for over 50 years, These things go in cycles. I’ve seen us dominate Florida, I’m seeing Florida currently dominate us. I’ve seen the series with Auburn go back and forth as well. Same with Tech. I assume you are smart enough to get the picture. Of course, my assumptions are not always accurate.
My main point was to point out the absolute absurdity of Tide Rolls even being on this web site making comments in the first place, much less indicating Bamer dominates UGA in recruiting the top prospects in the state of Georgia, which anyone but an idiot would know not to be true. Bamer gets some of their best players from this state Otherwise, they would be much less of a team year in and year out. They are currently on a high. They currently have a great football coach who can not be trusted to remain loyal to the hand that feeds him. Simple fact. Recruiting has not been our problem. Richt gets most of the in-state players he goes after, which is to be expected.
Dawg Tired
June 21st, 2010
10:48 pm
Doug – So you think recruiting is not going well? I get the opposite impression. The 12 commitments so far look strong to me. Are you saying we are simply recruiting the wrong guys? I ask that because we seem to be getting most of the kids we go after. As to not winning the big game, hasn’t Coach Richt won 2 out 3 in the SEC title game? Or are you convinced that last year is the start of bad times? Well, why don’t we play the games and see what happens?
I don’t know what the future holds. However, I’ve been through worst times than this in following the Dawgs for more than 50 years. I’m cautiously optimistic about the future. I see you have soured on the Dawgs. Sorry to see that.
Cindy Hendrix
June 21st, 2010
10:50 pm
Hey Sadie UGA is not scared s less to play Bama or Fl we don’t back down from anybody!! bring it on!! oh & don’t forget we now have Grantham 1 of Saban;s favorite asst coaches whom he said he would have no qualms hiring again why don’t you go back & find the site I put on here!! & read it for yourself straight from the horses mouth Saban! as always GO DAWGS SIC EM WOOF WOOF!!! GATA!!
The DW
June 21st, 2010
10:55 pm
Dawg Tired-
Optimistic about this season? Serirously? Georgia’s not ranked #1 anywhere, or even finishing #1 in the SEC, or even in the SEC East. This ain’t the year man, maybe next year.
Paul
June 21st, 2010
10:57 pm
Most say UGA not good yet, new 34 defense, not Grantham’s recrits yet, not experience QB. to’s, penalties.
Erik
June 21st, 2010
11:07 pm
Didn’t UGA lose 3 D-Linemen to NFL this Spring? Hard to replace those. Will take a few years but look out in 2012.
The DW
June 21st, 2010
11:10 pm
You guys need to know, UGA’s been feeling optimistic for 20 yearsd against Florida, and dissapointed 17 of those years. I don’t know how to get that turned around, nothing’s worked so far.
Dawg Tired
June 21st, 2010
11:11 pm
The DW _ Maybe you’re right, but the future I was talking about is more than just next season. However, Sporting News College Football mag. picks Dawgs 2nd in SEC East behind Florida. While I’m not saying finishing 2nd behind Florida is my goal, you gotta admit that being picked 2nd behind Florida at least indicates they think we’ve got a pretty good team. We are talking about the best conference in college football. Only one team will be ranked # 1 in the nation when it is all said and done. I assume any one with average intelligence has enough sense to know that “cautiously optimistic” does not include a number 1 ranking. Hell, we just came off a terrible year at 8 and 5. Only Tech fans think 8 and 5 is good, although they seem to sort of understand that 8 and 5 in the SEC equals at lteast 10 wins in the ACC (.SOME of them sort of understand that).”Cautiously optimistic” for the upcoming season to me would be 10 and 3 or 11 and 2 for a team playing in the SEC. Anything less than 10 wins would be disappointing. I’ve been disappointed many times in the over 50 years of being a Dawg fan. I was cautiously optimistic before the 1980 season. No one picked us # 1 then either. And that friend is why they play the damn games. Yes, seriously.
The DW
June 21st, 2010
11:25 pm
Dawg Tired- Well, as long as Florida’s on the schedule, losing 17 of 20 is the cas.e. Hate it. 17 out of 20 times Georgia have lost, so we’ve learned to set low sights, mabe just winning 1 game every 3 or 4 yers against Florida woud be improved?
Paul
June 21st, 2010
11:29 pm
What I dn’t see is how UGA can win more than 8 games this seasons with a brand new qb, and with a brand new 34 dfense, and coach G needs to get recriuts in here next year. takes time to stop to’s and penalties.
Dawg Tired
June 21st, 2010
11:33 pm
I just want to beat em this year. Then, I’ll want to beat em next year, etc. As a former coach, I tend to think about the next game. The last 20 years have been very painful 17 times in Jax and very good three times. As a more than 50 year fan of UGA, I’ve seen us win more than we’ve lost to those rascals, but this current stretch has been dreadful.
Dawg Tired
June 21st, 2010
11:36 pm
Paul – you could be right. What do you think will happen if we only win 8 games this year? I submit Coach Richt will be forced out if that happens. Having lived through Jim Donnan being an absolute embarrassment, I would hate to see it happen, but the Nation is restless.
savannadawg
June 21st, 2010
11:57 pm
To Georgia fans. I think its a good thing others come to blog on our site. Have you seen the blandness of those other sites. These arguments make these (the AJC’s dawg sites) much more entertaining than the rest IMO. So let’em come. Its fun. I think it would rally be boring without them.
savannadawg
June 22nd, 2010
12:06 am
To all. I think the end of CMR’s tenure at UGA is highly over rated at this point. He has done most of what he needed to do as far as the D is concerned. In time. Maybe this year but at least by next Granthams D will be the bomb. That will be enough to save him. I still don’t know about Booboo. Just 1 huge ? in my mind. I really like what he did with Mett. eventough it will not come to fruition for us. But some of the offensive playcalling can be awful at times, especially against Florida.
Paul
June 22nd, 2010
12:36 am
8 wins, if improvement in defense, to’s, penalties, competetive with fla, CMR sticks around. I think the fans just want to see improvement in those areas, just getting sick of seeing those 4. 9 wins would be even better, but I don’t see it this year, you can figure loss to Fla, Ark, SC, Auburn, and Tech. Hope to beat Tenn & Kentucky for a change. Don’t mind losing 5 close games, but no more blowouts, and all losses must be to good teams, not beating ourselves, and not losing to teams like Kentucky & Tenn.
Paul
June 22nd, 2010
12:56 am
From the defense, don’t expect miracles this ywar. Like to see either a td less points a game or 2 forced turnovers per gamefrom the defense. Eithe ris fine. From the offense, I wanna lose onlybecause we run the ball too much, the young QB is 40% inaccurate and takes too many sacks. I can live wiht that.
SEC=ACC
June 22nd, 2010
2:11 am
If UGA beats GT, GT beats VT, UT beats UGA and VT beats UT. SEC=ACC.
Hunker Down
June 22nd, 2010
4:24 am
Think Michael Thorton might be like a David Pollack. A lot more player than first perceived. I think he is out to prove something that many left him off their top teams. But something tells me he is going to be a special at UGA. I feel he has the heart and drive to push himself and could make a early contribution.
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Vick=Dog killing Thug
June 22nd, 2010
7:02 am
The more you dudes egg Roll Tide on the more he/she is going to post. He’s the new St. Simons
Leave the troll alone and he will go away…
Laxdawg
June 22nd, 2010
9:14 am
Hey THWU,
How can you possibly say Georgia Tech was better than UGA last year in basketball and football. In both HEAD to HEAD competitions we won 73-66 and 30-24, respectively. In sports the only true litmus test for judging a teams talent against another is to play head to head- and we did… END OF STORY. Yes, GT had a MUCH better baseball team this past year, and it showed every time we played you. But sir, you have no argument for basketball or football, despite what you did as a whole on the season.
Now to the defensive line.
The switch to the 3-4 was DEFINITELY well timed, and I 100% support the decision to move Justin Anderson to the other side of the ball. I mean, why not? You are taking a player from a position where we have the MOST depth, and bringing him over to where we have absolutely NO depth. And like Richt said, at 330 lbs. he will not be easily budged. Also, history has shown that this switch end up paying off. I’m not worried about Tyson at all, however- I think he will be just fine.
Bottom Line: Our D line is definitely shallow depth-wise, but the starters should be able to handle the pressure. In a 3-4 defense, all the flying around is done by the linebackers, so I would rather have depth at that position anyway.
Can’t wait for the start of the season… GO DAWGS!
ugaclassof2004
June 22nd, 2010
10:22 am
Tide Roll,
You’re an idiot, let me count the ways
1.”What do Marcus Mcneil, Jonathan Palmer, Kurt Quarterman, Stephon Heyer, Chris Scott, amd Duke Robinson have in common? Answer: they’re all homegrown Georgia boys and offensive lineman who attended out of state schools and are now playing in the NFL! These guys are obviously being passed over “–Oh, right! That’s the answer! They’re all being passed over! Look you’re not going to get every instate recruit! Does BAMA get every recruit for Alabama? Oh course not.
2. We have indeed gotten the crap kicked out of us by Florida, but you know what? Florida has been pretty good the last 2 decades, especially in the 90’s when they were really good and the Dawgs were REALLY bad! They have pretty much a winning record against every SEC team. Some teams just have other teams numbers, and unfortunately Florida has ours right now!
3. As for settling for mediocrity, up until the last 2 years, you Bama “fans” would know all about that.That is if you were actually a Bama fan prior to the Nick Saban bandwagon. I can’t recall UGA having any 3-8 or 4-9 seasons in this decade.
loweralabamadawg
June 22nd, 2010
10:28 am
Living in alabama, I have always liked all SEC teams to win except when playing UGA…but these Bama fans forget Saban was 7-6 his first year and the Tide was 46-40 from 2000 to 2006…and embarrassed the SEC with strippergate!!! Be humble my friends, be humble….
loweralabamadawg
June 22nd, 2010
10:30 am
Oh, and how bad did Utah kick your Tide arse in the Sugar Bowl…Utah! come, on!!
loweralabamadawg
June 22nd, 2010
10:32 am
Tide, can you say 31 to 17 in the Sugar bowl…Utah, Utah, come on!!!
Dawg Trainer
June 22nd, 2010
12:51 pm
I see you mutts have finally gotten around to fixing up my field. We Vols truly enjoy having fresh turf down on our second home.
While yer at it, trim my hedges and give them a good watering…it’s hot outside!
When I come through Athens on July 2nd, I expect Neyland South to be shipshape. Get to it!
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GoldenDawg
July 9th, 2010
10:58 pm
The thing that bugs me is that there are several teams that have a lot of questions but all I ever here about is UGA’s problems. If you ask me Tech has the same questions as UGA. Florida and Alabama lost a good portion of there D. Florida lost Strong and we saw what happened to them the last time he left.